Is Chippewa Middle School a good school?

Chippewa Middle School ranks 372 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chippewa Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 665 students attended Chippewa Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Middle School?

Students at Chippewa Middle School are 41% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Chippewa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chippewa Middle School usually go on to attend Maine West High School

Chippewa Middle School

Summary:

Chippewa Middle School is a public middle school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 615 students. The school is part of Community Consolidated School District 62, which is ranked 233 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chippewa Middle School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science proficiency across all grades, with a 54% ELA proficiency rate compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 31.3% is also higher than the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) exams places it in the top 25-30% of middle schools in the state. Notably, the school performs particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 20-25% of Illinois middle schools for these subgroups. However, the school's Asian student population ranks in the bottom 15% of Illinois middle schools, indicating an area for improvement.

While Chippewa Middle School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby Algonquin Middle School, it lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like MacArthur Middle School, Emerson Middle School, and Springman Middle School, which are in the top 10-15% of Illinois middle schools. Additionally, Chippewa Middle School has experienced a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 19.8% to 26.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the top-performing schools in the area. Addressing chronic absenteeism could be an area of focus for the school to improve overall student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-8

123 N 8th Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60016-2145

(847) 824-1503

District: Ccsd 62

SchoolDigger Rank:
372^nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,344

Students who attend Chippewa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Maine West High School

Feeder schools for Chippewa Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Cumberland Elementary School
	North Elementary School
	Terrace Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 665

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Asian:

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chippewa Middle School ranks better than 72.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Chippewa Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.8%), Hispanic (29.2%), Asian (18.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chippewa Middle School is 10.5. (See more...)

Compare Chippewa Middle School employs 63 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chippewa Middle School is $23,344.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chippewa Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chippewa Middle School 372^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Chippewa Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Ccsd 62:

SchoolDigger ranks Ccsd 62 233^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chippewa Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	73.90	317^th	1185	73.2%
2004	73.33	333^rd	1204	72.3%
2005	60.64	570^th	1209	52.9%
2006	68.38	423^rd	1272	66.7%
2007	68.69	431^st	1287	66.5%
2008	72.35	365^th	1293	71.8%
2009	70.16	416^th	1318	68.4%
2010	66.55	491^st	1327	63.0%
2011	67.16	497^th	1344	63.0%
2012	68.56	445^th	1365	67.4%
2013	62.78	492^nd	1367	64.0%
2014	64.23	460^th	1322	65.2%
2015	56.26	470^th	1302	63.9%
2016	71.35	300^th	1294	76.8%
2017	69.71	318^th	1293	75.4%
2018	80.13	215^th	1293	83.4%
2019	80.21	225^th	1356	83.4%
2021	66.33	330^th	1241	73.4%
2022	72.74	305^th	1369	77.7%
2023	67.81	354^th	1367	74.1%
2024	67.31	372^nd	1363	72.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.19	43^rd	285	84.9%
2019	68.36	37^th	339	89.1%
2021	56.02	57^th	277	79.4%
2022	61.71	73^rd	454	83.9%
2023	44.34	213^th	480	55.6%
2024	46.39	195^th	486	59.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.11	83^rd	602	86.2%
2019	55.73	205^th	792	74.1%
2021	47.02	203^rd	548	63.0%
2022	51.38	224^th	781	71.3%
2023	52.52	255^th	805	68.3%
2024	52.45	271^st	802	66.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.68	128^th	1161	89.0%
2019	82.32	121^st	1217	90.1%
2021	62.51	247^th	1019	75.8%
2022	77.19	151^st	1221	87.6%
2023	73.61	195^th	1234	84.2%
2024	67.51	272^nd	1219	77.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.88	226^th	1226	81.6%
2019	79.54	219^th	1276	82.8%
2021	69.11	262^nd	1017	74.2%
2022	67.30	333^rd	1286	74.1%
2023	67.14	344^th	1275	73.0%
2024	66.25	362^nd	1251	71.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.86	142^nd	674	78.9%
2024	49.48	230^th	639	64.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.54	192^nd	1223	84.3%
2019	79.88	205^th	1296	84.2%
2021	60.44	318^th	1048	69.7%
2022	76.66	225^th	1286	82.5%
2023	66.30	337^th	1292	73.9%
2024	66.06	346^th	1264	72.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.72	141^st	209	32.5%
2019	49.70	111^th	201	44.8%
2022	30.29	148^th	198	25.3%
2023	22.92	166^th	192	13.5%
2024	17.12	160^th	184	13.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.51	75^th	511	85.3%
2019	62.57	138^th	565	75.6%
2023	41.94	298^th	569	47.6%
2024	66.95	107^th	548	80.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.91	113^th	590	80.8%
2019	67.13	153^rd	639	76.1%
2021	49.66	214^th	517	58.6%
2022	63.50	170^th	662	74.3%
2023	59.65	194^th	661	70.7%
2024	60.92	194^th	643	69.8%

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Rank History for White students at Chippewa Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.12	131^st	889	85.3%
2019	79.33	142^nd	905	84.3%
2021	64.70	247^th	813	69.6%
2022	68.79	228^th	898	74.6%
2023	65.56	256^th	895	71.4%
2024	64.49	268^th	875	69.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Reviews:

by a student
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

I'm an advanced student who, at first had a very difficult time with Geometry, picked it up very quickly. The teacher really gave me the fundamentals for future math classes. I personally ranked over the top 3% of the state on the ISAT because of this Math class. I am currently a sophomore at Maine West and he Geometry really increased my skills for Trig. Without those basics, I really would be struggling now. This school has helped my with my Algebra in 7th grade too. 1/2 of my Geo class ranked top 7% in Illinois. The rest of the class ranked top 12%. English at this school isn't as good, but it isn't bad either. It's considered decent. I ranked 6% on my English ISAT, while the worst score was actually ranking within 14%. This school really prepared me for high school and I'm sure it'll help me for highschool. Thank you Chippewa! Go Chief Pride! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Chippewa Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	176	3	18	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	229
1989	174	6	29	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	234
1990	182	12	27	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	250
1991	172	12	18	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	240
1992	174	7	16	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
1993	186	20	22	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	268
1994	183	15	28	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1995	197	15	22	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
1996	197	15	22	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
1997	196	12	24	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
1998	204	8	29	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	294
1999	462	27	65	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2000	538	36	79	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	750
2001	520	28	76	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	708
2002	472	44	72	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
2003	472	44	72	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
2004	452	48	62	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
2005	453	60	66	129	1	n/a	n/a	3	712
2006	450	62	79	147	1	n/a	n/a	16	755
2007	444	57	89	140	3	n/a	n/a	21	754
2008	436	51	99	154	0	n/a	n/a	23	763
2009	419	53	74	153	2	n/a	n/a	17	718
2010	393	44	85	146	0	n/a	n/a	13	681
2011	358	48	76	146	2	0	2	0	632
2012	345	41	86	159	1	0	4	0	636
2013	348	47	98	169	1	0	0	0	663
2014	328	62	98	190	0	0	1	0	679
2015	324	61	97	179	0	2	1	0	664
2016	329	58	102	208	1	1	4	0	703
2017	322	58	83	223	1	2	3	0	692
2018	287	48	88	228	1	0	14	0	666
2019	289	35	74	217	0	1	20	0	636
2020	275	39	75	230	0	2	19	0	640
2021	274	27	68	217	0	1	17	0	604
2022	273	35	72	215	0	2	18	0	615
2023	252	44	88	204	2	2	21	2	615
2024	271	49	126	194	1	1	22	1	665

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chippewa Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	229	26.8	8.5	n/a
1989	234	27.0	8.6	n/a
1990	250	27.0	9.2	n/a
1991	240	27.0	8.8	n/a
1992	232	26.3	8.8	n/a
1993	268	26.5	10.1	n/a
1994	272	26.8	10.1	n/a
1995	288	28.0	10.3	n/a
1996	288	28.0	10.3	n/a
1997	276	29.0	9.5	n/a
1998	294	29.0	10.1	n/a
1999	643	49.0	13.1	n/a
2000	750	47.5	15.8	n/a
2001	708	53.0	13.4	n/a
2002	724	52.0	13.9	25
2003	724	52.0	13.9	25
2004	690	47.0	14.7	23.2
2005	712	45.0	15.8	28.2
2006	755	49.1	15.4	29.6
2007	754	43.0	17.5	33.3
2008	763	46.0	16.6	50
2009	718	53.5	13.4	37.2
2010	681	54.5	12.5	39.2
2011	632	51.5	12.2	35.1
2012	636	51.5	12.3	37.9
2013	663	62.0	10.6	46.5
2014	679	51.0	13.3	51.3
2015	664	53.0	12.5	54.5
2016	703	53.0	13.2	48.1
2017	692	53.4	12.9	52.3
2018	666	56.6	11.7	48.3
2019	636	60.4	10.5	49.8
2020	640	61.5	10.3	48.4
2021	604	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	615	61.0	10.0	52.7
2023	615	57.0	10.7	51.2
2024	665	63.0	10.5	48.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chippewa Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	229	26.8	8.5	n/a
1989	234	27.0	8.6	n/a
1990	250	27.0	9.2	n/a
1991	240	27.0	8.8	n/a
1992	232	26.3	8.8	n/a
1993	268	26.5	10.1	n/a
1994	272	26.8	10.1	n/a
1995	288	28.0	10.3	n/a
1996	288	28.0	10.3	n/a
1997	276	29.0	9.5	n/a
1998	294	29.0	10.1	n/a
1999	643	49.0	13.1	n/a
2000	750	47.5	15.8	n/a
2001	708	53.0	13.4	n/a
2002	724	52.0	13.9	25
2003	724	52.0	13.9	25
2004	690	47.0	14.7	23.2
2005	712	45.0	15.8	28.2
2006	755	49.1	15.4	29.6
2007	754	43.0	17.5	33.3
2008	763	46.0	16.6	50
2009	718	53.5	13.4	37.2
2010	681	54.5	12.5	39.2
2011	632	51.5	12.2	35.1
2012	636	51.5	12.3	37.9
2013	663	62.0	10.6	46.5
2014	679	51.0	13.3	51.3
2015	664	53.0	12.5	54.5
2016	703	53.0	13.2	48.1
2017	692	53.4	12.9	52.3
2018	666	56.6	11.7	48.3
2019	636	60.4	10.5	49.8
2020	640	61.5	10.3	48.4
2021	604	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	615	61.0	10.0	52.7
2023	615	57.0	10.7	51.2
2024	665	63.0	10.5	48.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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